Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    CHILDREN 1ST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 117 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £5,719,288 £6,128,064 £7,278,565 £6,928,574 £9,508,000
    Donations & Legacies £3,523,108 £3,620,698 £3,107,508 £7,321,045
    Other Income £81,749 £77,000
    Investment Income £27,354 £65,263 £63,743 £49,503 £56,000
    Total income £9,269,750 £9,814,025 £10,449,816 £14,380,871 £13,246,000 £14,230,000
    Charitable activities spending £8,319,885 £8,872,175 £8,834,731 £9,178,480 £13,268,000
    Fundraising costs 13% 18% 11% 7% 9% 9%
    Other spending
    Total spending £9,507,970 £10,651,046 £9,971,588 £10,166,167 £12,814,000 £14,561,000
    Surplus/deficit -£238,220 -£837,021 £478,228 £4,214,704 £432,000 -£331,000
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£764,808
    William Grant Foundation£492,787
    Corra Foundation£315,807
    Foundation Scotland£228,970
    Comic Relief£191,910
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Donation from the Budge Foundation
    £2,500 06/11/2023
    Donation from the Budge Foundation.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children 1st Midlothian Hub
    £2,063 21/10/2023
    Our Moving on Together, Women's Supper, and Weekend and Summer Play Activities will help families in Midlothian who are facing hardship to get on better, understand each other and have more fun!
    William Grant Foundation - South Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Hub 2023-2024
    £48,092 18/05/2023
    Contribution to the costs of the South Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Hub for 1 year. Keywords: family support
    William Grant Foundation - Moray Family Wellbeing Service
    £98,695 18/05/2023
    Contribution to the costs of the Moray Family Wellbeing Service over 2 years. Keywords: family support
    Foundation Scotland - Project Worker - Children 1st Carrick Family Wellbeing Service
    £24,908 19/04/2023
    To cover the cost of an existing part time worker to maintain the current capacity of the Carrick Family Wellbeing Service supporting vulnerable families with the root cause of their problems as ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Girvan Food Pantry
    £45,000 23/03/2023
    To part fund a Food Pantry Coordinator for three years, to address food insecurity in the Girvan area
    National Lottery Community Fund - Children 1st Parentline - National and Local Whole Family Support
    £200,000 14/03/2023
    This group will use the funding to continue providing holistic support to high-poverty risk families at national and local level across Scotland via a free telephone helpline digital services and ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £1,000 16/11/2022
    Donation from the Budge Foundation.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £20,000 17/08/2022
    To provide a salary for a new part-time project worker post for the South Ayrshire Hub.
    National Lottery Community Fund - School Holidays Activities Programme
    £10,000 06/07/2022
    This group will use the funding to deliver a programme of activities for children and young people during the summer and October school holidays. Activities will take place in East Lothian Midlothian ....more
    William Grant Foundation - South Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Hub
    £40,000 15/06/2022
    Contribution to the costs of the South Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Hub
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £200 28/04/2022
    Unrestricted donation from W Scott
    Scottish Government - Children 1st
    £25,000 17/09/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £21,000 29/07/2021
    To provide a salary for a new part-time project worker for the Carrick Family Wellbeing Service along with associated administration costs.
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - A Barnahus for Scotland
    £100,454 26/05/2021
    Funding is sought towards the basic salary costs of Children 1st's Assistant Director (Barnahus) to spearhead a new model of child centred child protection across Scotland. Support will help develop ....more
    William Grant Foundation - Father and Child Wellbeing Service (Edinburgh)
    £111,000 06/05/2021
    36
    Towards the cost of increasing the capacity of Children 1st's Father and Child Wellbeing Service in Edinburgh, to enable them to support more families directly and to share learning and influence ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £100 06/05/2021
    General charitable donation from W Scott
    National Lottery Community Fund - Children 1st Parentline
    £150,000 27/01/2021
    23
    This project will provide a holistic staged family support service that is designed to prevent crisis and help families manage their circumstances. The Parentline telephone helpline and digital ....more
    William Grant Foundation - Moray Family Wellbeing Service Development
    £160,000 24/12/2020
    24
    Supporting the provision of two specialist early years staff as part of a family wellbeing service in Moray for two years. Keywords: Family support
    National Lottery Community Fund - Inspire to Read
    £9,912 15/12/2020
    12
    This group will use the funding to gift a new book every month to 648 children supported by Children 1st as well as creating online ‘bedtime stories’ of the books to be read by prominent ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £4,312 08/12/2020
    To fund the provision of food aid, through the form of a food workshop, in the North Ayrshire local authority area.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £104,750 12/08/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £104,750 12/08/2020
    to contribute to support an increase to 2 of their services which includes money advice, family wellbeing projects in the Borders, Lothian and North Ayrshire. The costs are for existing and ....more
    Comic Relief - Children 1st Recovery Funding
    £40,000 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    Corra Foundation - Challenge_Fund-19/971
    £34,761 10/06/2020
    To work with parents with lived experience of substance use to co-design provision of support which meets identified need.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £32,751 20/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Scottish Government - Children 1st
    £68,000 18/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £100 14/05/2020
    Donation from Nick Addington
    Corra Foundation - Challenge_Fund-19/970
    £34,448 05/05/2020
    To engage families with lived experience of substance misuse to identify barriers to accessing services and design a plan for an effective model of local delivery.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £100 04/05/2020
    General charitable donation from W Scott
    National Lottery Community Fund - Children 1st Parentline - COVID 19
    £14,000 21/04/2020
    2
    This group will increase the capacity of their telephone helpline and digital support service Parentline to meet increased demand during the COVID-19 crisis. Funds will also support changes to how ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Children 1st - Money Advice COVID-19
    £9,000 08/04/2020
    3
    This groups will now have additional capacity to provide money advice to families in crisis across Scotland primarily through their helpline and digital support service Parentline but also thorough ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Children 1st
    £5,000 07/04/2020
    to provide 170 vulnerable families across Scotland with games and educational resources for children who have little else at home to keep them occupied without school; a mini-Kit Bag to help children ....more
    William Grant Foundation - Coronavirus Assistance, Parentline
    £35,000 25/03/2020
    6
    To increase capacity of the charity's online and web-based parent support advice line Parentline during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis. Keywords: families, family support
    Corra Foundation - PDI-20/057
    £51,598 05/03/2020
    Contribution towards staffing and running costs for the Recovering Families project
    Comic Relief - Bourtreehill and Beyond
    £151,910 06/11/2019
    36
    Bourtree Hill & Beyond will provide trauma-sensitive, child-centred support to vulnerable pre-school children and their families in North Ayrshire. The project will support children who are ....more
    Corra Foundation - PDI-19/577
    £195,000 12/09/2019
    The applicant is requesting funding for a new recovery community hub for families affected by problematic substance use in Midlothian. The hub will be based alongside an existing Children 1st service ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Parentline
    £371,896 10/05/2019
    35
    This project is for Children 1st to transform the support it provides through the Parentline service into a National Digital Hub, which allows every family in Scotland with dependent children to ....more
    Glasgow City Council - Families affected by parental substance misuse
    £17,500 05/03/2019
    The service is a family support initiative designed to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children and families who are affected by drug and alcohol problems. The overall impact of the ....more
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - A Child's House for Scotland
    £150,000 28/11/2018
    To appoint a Child's House Policy & Practice lead for Scotland
    Corra Foundation - PDI-18/468
    £211,359 04/10/2018
    Contribution towards salaries and costs for the Fintry Family Support Service. To provide emotional support for 60 children and 30 families per year to address the emotional and behavioural issues ....more
    Corra Foundation - PDI-18/338
    £159,274 04/10/2018
    Contribution towards salaries and costs towards the Kinship Programme. Project will offer advice, guidance and practical support to both children/young people and their carers.
    Glasgow City Council - Families affected by parental substance misuse
    £17,500 06/06/2018
    The service is a family support initiative designed to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children and families who are affected by drug and alcohol problems. The overall impact of the ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children 1st (Forres Fundraising Group)
    £3,999 29/11/2017
    We would like to fund our Elgin and Moray Service to be able to do more activities with the young people they support.
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Trauma Informed Family Support
    £40,000 31/05/2017
    Working with children and their families living in the south side of Glasgow who are experiencing multiple challenges that if left to escalate are putting the welfare of children at risk preventing ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Parents and Families in Edinburgh
    £10,000 23/05/2017
    12
    This charity based in Edinburgh support children and families through a number of initiatives including group support, a free helpline, a kinship care service and a national Safeguarders Panel. The ....more
    Corra Foundation - PDI-17/45
    £128,993 30/03/2017
    to contribute towards the salary and running costs of the South Glasgow Family recovery service, conditional upon written confirmation of matched funding and clarification on the matching process ....more
    Corra Foundation - PDI-16/634
    £45,666 06/10/2016
    to continue to support the salaries and running costs of the Supporting Children and Families project, conditional upon written confirmation of matched funding
    Robertson Trust - Contribution towards the costs of the Aberdeen Trauma Project
    £45,000 30/06/2016
    Contribution towards the costs of the Aberdeen Trauma Project
    Corra Foundation - PDI-16/402
    £204,294 07/04/2016
    to continue to support the DASS service for families affected by substance issues, conditional upon written confirmation of matched funding
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Recovery from Abuse and Trauma across Scotland
    £30,000 27/05/2015
    To help children and young people to heal and their families to recover from abusive experiences, CHILDREN 1ST’s Scotland-wide Recovery from Abuse and Trauma services offer a safe environment and ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children 1st
    £132,350 01/07/2014
    A family support service for children living in a variety of challenging circumstances in Edinburgh. Children will be happier more confident and resilient as they and their families are given ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - National Kinship Care Support Service
    £966,177 25/06/2014
    36
    Not Available
    National Lottery Community Fund - Moray Cedar Project
    £216,803 01/02/2012
    48
    The project will introduce the CEDAR groupwork approach, through a partnership approach with local statutory agencies including health, education, social work and the police. CEDAR is a 12-week ....more
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    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 26/01/1907, number: SC016092
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh, EH9 1AT

    Objectives

    The prevention of harm to children, and particularly: [1] To prevent abuse and neglect of children and [2] To assist the recovery of children from abuse and neglect. In furtherance of the following objects the Corporation shall work (i) To build the strengths of children who are vunerable (ii) To enhance the lives of such children by supporting parents (iii) To champion the rights and interests of such children (iv) To do all such other lawful things as are considered expedient for or consistent with the attainment of the objects of the Corporation.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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